International War News and Policy Bites From Washington
The interstate commerce commission upheld a 3 cent per mile railroad fare through Arkansas Missouri and Oklahoma amid state public service complaints. President Wilson signed nominations including McReynolds to the Supreme Court Gregory as attorney general and Howe as immigration commissioner. He backed a 25 million shipping plan to move American foodstuffs abroad as Europe’s war reshapes Congress.
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Arkansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Interstate Commerce Commission
Public Service Commissions
James C. McReynolds
United States Supreme Court
Thomas Watt Gregory
Texas
United States
Frederick C. Howe
New York
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Europe
War at World Front as Belgium Falls to German Army
German forces push through northeastern Belgium threatening Brussels and Antwerp. Allied French Belgian British troops retreat toward Namur as battles stretch 270 miles from Basel to the Belgian border. Russia mobilizes on a wide front while China reacts to German colonial threat in Kaio Chow.
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Belgium
Brussels
Antwerp
Namur
Basle
Switzerland
Ural Mountains
Alsace-Lorraine
Alsace
Strassburg
Rhine
Russia
Germany
Austria
Far Pan
Geraieng Wee
Kaio Chow
China
Japan
Kaiser
United States
London
Basel
Diest
Reuter
Herenthals
Turnhout
Havas
Tirlemont
Metz
Paris
Morhange
Marchingen
Alsace- Lorraine
Selble
Delme
Saarburg
Marconi Wireless
Berlin
Stallopohnen
East Prussia
First Army Corps
St. Petersburg
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War Office
Gorodek-Kuzmin
Fean Cowboys and Cavalrymen Form Notable Group
A diverse band of Fean Cowboys and former cavalrymen unite in a notable group. Members include veterans from military and frontier communities, contributing varied skills and experiences to the organization.
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Fean Cowboys
French Losses Mount On Frontier Amid Portrayal By Press
On the frontier reports speak of heavy French losses and shifting lines as observers discuss the costs of engagement. Analysts note strategic difficulties and the toll on troops while officials urge caution and resolve.
Big Cruiser After Germans
Vancouver British cruiser Victoria reports pursuit of German forces after engagement. Limited readable details suggest post combat maneuver and ongoing naval operations near the coast. Further specifics unavailable in the fragment.
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Vancouver
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Who's Who In the Great European War
International News Service lists monarchs and generals shaping the conflict. Figures include Emperor Francis Joseph, King Peter of Servia, Czar Nicholas II, Kaiser Wilhelm II, King Victor Emmanuel III, King George V, Count Berchtold, Count István Tisza, and military leaders Moritz von Auffenberg, Luitpold von Frank, and Joffre among others.
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Francis Joseph
Austria
Francis Ferdinand
Sarajevo
Peter of
Servia
Alexander
Draga
Czar
Russias
George
Alexandra
Kaiser
Prussia
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Montenegro
England
Europe
Prince Alexander of
Count Berchtold
Vienna
St. Petersburg
Count Sturgkh
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Count Tisza
Hungary
Baron Conrad von Hoetzen
Marshal Putnik
Svian
Arres
Moritz von Auffenberg
L. von Frank
C. Potlorek
F. Loffier
von Essen
Jilinski
Prince Henry of
von Ingenohl
Count von Moltke
Field
von Tirpitz
Amero D’alge Stell
Ita
Alberto Pollio
Joffre
Boue de Lapeyrere
Frenc
Charles Douglas
Imperial General Staff
India
South Africa
Lord Kitchener
Rium
Thirst for News grips Paris amid stress and excitement
In wartime Paris the city shows a rare hunger for newspapers as all classes from midinettes to bus conductors and refined women devour every edition, marking a shared obsession with timely reporting during tense times.
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Paris
German Troops Starving in Belgian Luxemburg Front Believed
Reports from Belgian Luxemburg indicate German troops are starving with many soldiers said to have collapsed or dropped from exhaustion amid supply shortages.
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Belgian
Luxemburg
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